Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Dec 19, 1978, 5:38 PM HST (03:38 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-12-20 03:38:21 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.284° N, 155.231° W
Region
Hawaii
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17412 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17412 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17411 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17411 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17411 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17411 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 17411 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17410 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17410 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.55 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17410 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.55 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 17410 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17410 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17409 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17409 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17409 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.35 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17409 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17409 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17408 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17408 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17408 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17408 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17408 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 3.06 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17407 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17407 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17407 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.38 km NNE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 17407 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HI · 17407 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.26 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.117 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17406 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.226 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17405 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.613 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.912 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.28 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 17404 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 3.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.214 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 17403 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19782223. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.